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 | | (One earth day is equal to about one year for tamagotchi.) However, as soon as one "wakes up" his or her tamagotchi "from its million light-year sleep by removing the insulating sheet", constant attention has to be given to the tamagotchi (Bandai 1996). |
 | | And if it is ignored when it is in need, the tamagotchi will "grow into an unattractive alien" and eventually "return to its home planet", which is millions of miles away. |
 | | In less than a year, the tamagotchi became available in 30 countries and there were nearly 400 licensed products associated with tamagotchi, including shirts, hats, underwear, stuffed animals, stationary, and even portable phones with an LCD display that doubles as a tamagotchi game interface (is.gseis.ucla.edu). |
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